Robert Gates

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Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is currently serving as the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense. He took office on December 18, 2006. Prior to this, Gates served for 26 years in the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, and under President George H. W. Bush as Director of Central Intelligence. Before he joined the CIA, he served with the United States Air Force (USAF). After leaving the CIA, Gates became president of Texas A&M University and was a member of several corporate boards. Gates also served as a member of the Iraq Study Group, the bipartisan commission co-chaired by James A. Baker III and Lee Hamilton, that has studied the Iraq War. He was also the first pick to serve as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security when it was created following the September 11, 2001 attacks, but he declined the appointment in order to remain President of Texas A&M University. Gates accepted the nomination as Secretary of Defense position on... more
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    Season 1: Gates believes the United States needs to be sensitive in its dealings with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
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    Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday the pace for withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan depends on conditions on the ground there.
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    Defense Secretary Robert Gates discusses the war in Afghanistan with Katie Couric; AIG CEO Ed Liddy speaks with Steve Kroft about the road ahead.; Morley Safer profiles Vogue editor Anna Wintour.; And, Andy Rooney on staying home this summer.
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    Season 2, Episode 1: Interview With Nancy Pelosi, Interview With Robert Gates, Roundtable, In Memoriam
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    Defense Secretary Robert Gates gives Katie Couric a tour of his office, talking about his heroes and where he learned to always "speak truth to power."
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    Pentagon officials are accusing the WikiLeaks Website and the source of the "Afghan Diaries" of murder for jeopardizing the security of military contacts in Afghanistan. David Martin reports.
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    Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced sweeping budget cuts for the Pentagon. David Martin reports that Gates hopes to cut roughly $100 billion over the next five years.
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    CBS News' David Martin reports on the changes ahead for American war operations in Afghanistan, as Gen. David Petraeus is set to take command of U.S. forces in that region.
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    Robert Gates has become the only Secretary of Defense to stay on during a rival party’s administration and found himself leading two wars for President Barack Obama. Time’s Elizabeth Rubin discusses.
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    Secretary of Defense Robert Gates confirmed that he sent a memo to the White House concerning US strategy for dealing with Iran's nuclear program. Wyatt Andrews reports on this memo and debate over US policy.
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    June 30: During a farewell tribute for his four decades of service, President Obama on Thursday presented Defense Secretary Robert Gates with this country's highest civilian honor. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
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    Outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom and reflects on his tenure.
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    Bill Wolff, executive producer for the Rachel Maddow Show, shares a preview of tonight's show - big news out of Kansas regarding reproductive health service access, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates steps down, debt ceiling arguments continue and tonight's Best New Thing is musical!
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    Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on the eve of his retirement by President Obama. NBC's Brian Mooar reports.
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    Nick Schifrin reports on the latest on the attack in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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    President Obama presents outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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    A look back at the outgoing defense secretary's career and memorable quotes on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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    Martha Raddatz reports on Obama's decision to begin bringing soldiers home.
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    From Season 7: President Obama can end the war in Afghanistan immediately by calling it something else.
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    Candy Crowley reviews her two in-depth conversations with Robert Gates and David Axelrod.
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Former defense chief Robert Gates to join Indian Wells' speaker series - Desert Sun

The 2012 Desert Town Hall — Indian Wells is a four-speaker lecture series at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa, 44-400 Indian Wells Lane. Each event begins at 6 p.m. The first speaker announced is former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. A ...

Beijing greets Biden by testing first aircraft carrier - The Vancouver Sun

The Chinese government chose the occasion of a visit by then Defense Secretary Robert Gates in January to test fly its fifth-generation J-20 stealth fighter. Gates and his officials saw this as a purposefully aggressive display, especially as his visit was ...

Live Tweeting Panetta, Clinton on stage - Stars and Stripes

addressing questions on a range of security topics from Afghanistan to Syria. Last year, Clinton and former Secretary Robert Gates did a similar event for CNN. Read my live tweeting, here.

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